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Dr. Paul Farmer, Dead At 62, Devoted His Life To Global Public Health

Dr. Paul Farmer, Dead At 62, Devoted His Life To Global Public Health

Dr. Paul Farmer, the renowned infectious disease specialist who devoted his life to fighting deadly epidemics and spent the last several years working on four continents delivering health care to millions, has died in Rwanda, his organization Partners in Health confirmed. He was 62. A Florida native who lived in Miami with his wife and children when he wasn’t traveling or teaching at Harvard University, Farmer was co-founder of Partners In Health, a nonprofit health care organization based in Boston with a sister organization, Zanmi Lasante, in Haiti. The recipient of many awards, one of his m...

Michelle Kaufman: Mario Cristobal has UM football in the national conversation again. That’s a start.

The scene was all too familiar for long-suffering University of Miami football fans: Former Hurricanes center and resident emcee Don Bailey, wearing a “U” lapel pin, introduced with great enthusiasm the fourth new coach in the past 10 years to a crowd of buzzing school officials, coaches, athletes, alumni and media members. Miami native Mario Cristobal, the latest coach promising to lead the Canes back to greatness, accepted a Hurricanes jersey, threw his hands up in the “U”, and shared his vision as his family members beamed with pride. Among those watching the presentation at the indoor prac...

Doctor Who Pushed Ivermectin To Treat COVID-19 Is DeSantis Advisor

Doctor Who Pushed Ivermectin To Treat COVID-19 Is DeSantis Advisor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A California psychiatrist who has advised Gov. Ron DeSantis on the coronavirus pandemic recently promoted a drug for COVID-19 patients that federal disease experts have strongly warned against after a spike in calls to poison control centers. The surge of interest in the parasite drug, ivermectin, prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday to issue a national alert advising against its use to treat coronavirus. The maker of the drug, Merck, has also said there is “no scientific basis” to claim that ivermectin is effective against COVID-19. Dr. Mark ...

Florida Suffers 46,571 More COVID Cases In Two Days as Hospitals Fill

Florida Suffers 46,571 More COVID Cases In Two Days as Hospitals Fill

MIAMI – Florida reported 46,571 COVID-19 cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the last two days on Saturday, according to Herald calculations of CDC data. The state also reported 53 new deaths in the last two days. In all, Florida has recorded at least 3,040,590 confirmed COVID cases statewide and 42,001 deaths. On Friday, the CDC's website did update with new figures, but it showed Florida and several other states had zero new cases and deaths on Thursday. The newest report of cases includes the not yet reported Thursday figures, 24,438 cases and 42 deaths. COVID-19 va...

Feds Indict Operators Of 'Church' That Sold Bleach As Miracle Covid Cure

Feds Indict Operators Of 'Church' That Sold Bleach As Miracle Covid Cure

MIAMI — A federal grand jury brought charges against members of a Bradenton family nearly a year after they were arrested for selling bleach that they claimed to be a cure for the COVID-19 virus. Mark Grenon and his three sons — Jonathan, Jordan and Joseph — face several charges for peddling their “Miracle Mineral Solution” to customers even after the Food and Drug Administration refuted those claims and a court ordered the family to halt sales of the chemicals. Two of the Grenons, 34-year-old Jonathan and 26-year-old Jordan, were arrested last July when federal agents raided their home on Gar...

Ivanka Won’t Run Against Sen.  Rubio In 2022 Election

Ivanka Won’t Run Against Sen.  Rubio In 2022 Election

WASHINGTON — After months of speculation, West Miami's U.S. senator won't need to worry about a Republican primary from a future Indian Creek resident. Sen. Marco Rubio's office said Thursday that Ivanka Trump — the daughter of former President Donald Trump and a former White House adviser — has no plans to run against Rubio in the 2022 election. “Marco spoke with Ivanka a few weeks ago, and she offered her support," said Rubio spokesperson Nick Iacovella. A source close to Ivanka Trump confirmed that a meeting recently took place between the two. Ivanka Trump's decision not to run against one...